UH Mānoa Spring 2013 Commencement
May 11, 2013
Congratulations to each and every one of our graduates! Welcome to the UHAA ʻOhana! VIEW
UH Mānoa Awards Ceremony 2013
Apr. 30, 2013
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa held its 2013 Awards Ceremony where Chancellor Apple honored students, faculty, and staff for their excellence. VIEW
Engineering Banquet 2013
Apr. 25, 2013
UH Mānoa College of Engineering hosted the 13th Engineering Banquet at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center. Congratulations to Ken Hayashida and Glenn Nohara for receiving the Distinguished Alumni award, and to Galen Ho for receiving the Outstanding Service award. VIEW
Shidler Alumni Mixer, April 2013
Apr. 18, 2013
UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business students, alumni, and guests enjoyed a night of fun and networking at Tsunami Hawaii. Guests at this event were served food prepared by former Alan Wong’s chef Wade Ueoka. See you at the next event! VIEW
Life Member Event 2013
Feb. 25, 2013
UHAA ‘Onipa‘a members gathered for tours of the UH Translational Health Science Simulation Center guided by UH Mānoa School of Nursing student ambassadors. Life members and friends also enjoyed light pūpū and drinks at Paradise Palms Café. VIEW
UH Rally at Eat the Street
Feb. 22, 2013
Thousands of local residents and visitors alike attended Eat the Street: Chocolate in Kaka‘ako. UHAA and GEICO co-sponsored the event where attendees enjoyed over 40 food truck vendors and a UH Rally! VIEW
Homecoming 2012
Oct. 12, 2012
The UH Mānoa Homecoming Fair was held on Oct. 12 at the Clarence T.C. Ching Field. Under perfect skies, hundreds of UH Mānoa fair-goers visited the many game booths and challenges for a chance to win great prizes. VIEW
Meet Up! Alumni and Friends Mixer
Oct. 11, 2012
More than 250 alumni and friends from all campuses were invited to this inaugural UH social mixer on Oct. 11 at M Nightclub. Guests enjoyed hosted pupu, Happy Hour cocktails, meeting up with classmates and making new contacts at this event sponsored by GEICO. VIEW
Golden Scholars – Class of ’62
Oct. 10, 2012
The Golden Scholars Reunion was established in 2000 as a way to honor those who have graduated from UH more than 50 years ago and welcome the newest class into this special circle of alumni. This year, we honored and welcomed the Class of 1962 on Oct. 10. VIEW
Road Warriors: San Diego State
Oct. 6, 2012
More than 350 alumni and friends gathered in the Qualcomm Stadium parking lot in San Diego for a Road Warriors Tailgate before the Warriors played San Diego State University on Oct. 6. VIEW
Road Warriors: USC
Aug. 31 & Sept. 1, 2012
More than 1,000 fans attended the UHAA Road Warriors tailgate before the USC football game on Sept. 1. Alumni and friends from near and far gathered at Exposition Park in Los Angeles to support the Warriors and show their UH pride as we battled powerhouse USC. VIEW
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
June 27 to July 8, 2012
The University of Hawai‘i was among 20 public land-grant universities to be featured in the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., and UHAA helped with event logistics. VIEW
Volunteer Mahalo Reception
June 28, 2012
UHAA thanked a few of its many wonderful volunteers at a reception in their honor at Big City Diner in Honolulu on June 28, 2012. VIEW
Distinguished Alumni Awards
May 10, 2012
MAHALO to all who helped to make the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards dinner and silent auction on May 10 at the Sheraton Waikiki a great success. More than 650 UH alumni and friends attended the event, which raised more than $110K to help fund UH Alumni Association operations and programs. MORE
VIEW: Reception & Silent Auction | Dinner & Program
Life Member Event: Mele & Martinis
February 1, 2012
UHAA ‘Onipa‘a members enjoyed an evening of martinis and jazz as they learned about the Music & Entertainment Learning Experience (MELE) program at Honolulu Community College. Life members sat in on a recording session with special guest performers Aaron Salā, piano; Zanuck Lindsey, guitar; and Bruce Hamada, bass; and heard from Mele instructors and students. VIEW
BYU Football Tailgating
December 3, 2011
The UHAA golf cart made the rounds at Aloha Stadium before the last homegame of the season. Pre-game hopes were high for a bowl-qualifying victory over former WAC rival Brigham Young University, but it was not to be. The Warriors lost 41-20, coming up short this season 6-7. VIEW
Homecoming Football – Alumni Night
October 22, 2011
UH Mānoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw and UHAA Executive Director Alvin Katahara cruised the Aloha Stadium parking lot looking for alumni tailgaters before the Warriors delivered a 45-34 Homecoming win against New Mexico State. VIEW
Homecoming Fair on Ching Field
October 21, 2011
The 2011 Homecoming Fair on Oct. 21 was a bright spot for lots of fun activities, in spite of rainy weather. UHAA Executive Director Alvin Katahara took a few dunks for a good cause – and we're not talking basketball! The event provided a great opportunity for the UH Mānoa ‘ohana – including alumni, friends and families – to gather and celebrate the campus while supporting our athletic teams. VIEW
Golden Scholars – Class of ’61
October 21, 2011
Members of the University of Hawai'i's Class of 1961 gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their graduation on Oct. 21 during UH Mānoa Homecoming week. The newest "Golden Scholars" were inducted into a special circle of alumni during a ceremony at the Orvis Auditorium Courtyard on the UH Mānoa campus. VIEW
Inaugural Ka Leo Arts Festival
October 20, 2011
The first-ever Ka Leo Arts Festival on Oct. 20 featured student and community artists, groups and performers among 40 tents and two stages that stretched beneath the monkey pod trees of McCarthy Mall. VIEW
4th Annual “Holmes”coming
October 11, 2011
The 4th annual College of Engineering "Holmes"coming brought more than 600 alumni, friends, and supporters to the Stan Sheriff Center Arena on Oct. 11. VIEW
Tailgating at Aloha Stadium
September 24, 2011
The the official UHAA Golf Cart made its debut at UH Warriors football home games this season. The cart sporting a UHAA flag and an "H" flag can be easily spotted by tailgaters around Aloha Stadium. UHAA executive director Alvin Katahara and UH Mānoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw will be cruising the parking lot looking for proud alumni tailgaters. If you see them – give a shout out and let them know you're an alum. There may be something in it for you! VIEW
Distinguished Alumni Awards
May 12, 2011
UHAA honored its 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award honorees at a dinner and silent auction on May 12 at the Sheraton Waikiki. L. Tammy Duckworth BA '89, Gary Galiher JD '77, MEd '71 & Diane Ono JD '91, BA '73, AS '82, Richard Ha BBA '73, John T. Komeiji BEd '75 and Hing Leung Sham PhD '80 all received the award. The 2011 UH Founders Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award honored the late Isabella Aiona Abbott, PhD, BA '41. Her daughter, Annie Foerster, accepted the award on her behalf. Nearly 600 guests attended the event. Mahalo to our generous sponsors – more than $90K was raised for UHAA programming and scholarships!
VIEW: Honorees Reception Program Sponsor Tables Candids
UHAA Life Member Event
March 4, 2011
UH Alumni Association 'Onipa'a Members gathered for the 2011 Life Member Event at Kapi'olani Community College on March 4 for a cooking demonstration by Culinary Institute of the Pacific chef instructor Grant Sato (AS '97 Kapi'olani). VIEW